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U.S. paratroopers sit inside a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft awaiting takeoff on Aviano Air Base, Italy, Dec. 2, 2015. U.S. Army photo by Paolo Bovo

Awaiting Takeoff

U.S. paratroopers sit inside a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft awaiting takeoff on Aviano Air Base, Italy, Dec. 2, 2015. U.S. Army photo by Paolo Bovo

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